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Home My WebLink About2018-11-15 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 20, 2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room November 15, 2018 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were commissioners Ahler, Ayelomi, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Olson, Richman, Ruthruff, Veluvali Absent: Commissioner Zimbwa Late: Commissioner Scherer III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Ruthruff to amend the agenda to present item VI.C before VI.A. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Veluvali approving the amended October 25, 2018 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Jill Dietering of 5729 Hawkes Drive stated crossing Tracy Avenue from Hawkes Drive of Hawkes Terrace has become dangerous and traffic does not stop. As she and her neighbor were trying to cross the street a car came to sudden stop and the driver rolled down the window and said they were sorry and it is very hard to see. She said that increasing police would help but it is not going to be sustainable. Cars are continuously traveling at speeds higher than the posted 25 MPH limit. She also stated that the hills are causing cars to drive too fast because there is no way to slow the cars down from Benton to Vernon Avenue. She is concerned about her children getting to school safely; right now they have busing but it will likely be lost since they are less than .7 miles from the school. She also said that her neighbor was struck in 2016 while trying to cross the street with his dog. He had 3 broken ribs and the dog did not survive. She thinks that adding a sidewalk to the west side of Tracy Avenue would increase safety and eliminate the need for residents to cross the street just to get to a sidewalk. Deborah Sandoval-Bushnell of 5600 Hawkes Drive also attended the meeting and stated that she agrees with Jill and Tracy Ave has become dangerous to cross. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of November 6, 2018 Discussion regarding Tracy Avenue, item B2, recommended this item be moved to a C item and additional research to be done in regards to lighting and visibility in the area. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 20, 2018 Commissioner Scherer arrived at 6:31 Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Kane to move item B2 to C for further study and approve the amended November 6, 2018 Traffic Safety Report. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. B. Advisory Communication: Chowen Park A/B Beard Avenue Sidewalk Commissioner Olson presented and advisory communication in support of the Beard Avenue Sidewalk Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Kane to approve the advisory communication for Chowen Park A/B Beard Avenue Sidewalk. All voted Aye. Motion carried. C. Approve amended Edina Pedestrian Crossing Policy Planner Nolan presented an updated Edina Pedestrian Crossing Policy adding a section for controlled crossings. Motion was made commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Veluvali to approve the amended Edina Crossing Policy. All voted aye. Motion carried. VII. Chair And Member Comments • Commissioner Veluvali said that Met Council is looking for new members and someone from the ETC should apply. Also, Southwest Light Rail Transit is happening and is very exciting. • Commissioner Ahler has been keeping the conversation about planting trees in the boulevards open and asking how we might find funding to plant them during construction. She also stated she mentioned that during the Edina Urban Visioning Workshop. • Commissioner Kane also attended the Edina Urban Visioning Workshop. He also said that the ETC should reach out to Bethesda, MD’s transportation department to see how they address transportation during development. • Commissioner Ruthruff Asked when Interlachen/Blake is going to be reconstructed. • Commissioner Scherer apologized for being late and said he was stuck at work, working on SWLRT. • Commissioner Olson mentioned a need for a bus shelter by Cub Foods and the Edina liquor store on York Avenue. • Commissioner Richman thanked Mindy for taking the lead at the previous meeting. VIII. Staff Comments • Planner Nolan reviewed the Workplan changes. o 1. TDM is moving forward and ETC will be the lead commission with the help of Planning. o 2. Planning will take the lead on this one with ETC assisting as the cross commission. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 20, 2018 o 3. Removed because there is no funding, could potentially roll some pieces of this into the education piece and use Engineering’s budget for professional services. o 4. Recommended to move forward and the ETC does not need to go to council for approval on these. o 5. Split into 2 charge types: 4. Review and Decide and 3. Review and recommend significant changes. o 3 new initiatives  Race and equity staff recommendations – review and comment on these.  AARP City designation lead by community health with assistance from other commissions.  Edina Grand Rounds – Parks will take the lead on this with assistance from ETC • Lime bike meeting is happening next week to see how 2018 went and develop a plan for 2019 • Edina Challenge Group would like to present to the ETC some options for youth transportation IX. Calendar of Events A. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of November 9, 2018 For information purposes - no discussion. X. Adjournment at 7:16 PM Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 20, 2018 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 82% Iyer, Surya 1 1 2 18% LaForce, Tom 1 1 2 18% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 82% Miranda, Lou 1 1 2 18% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 91% Veluvali, Shankar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 82% Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 1 3 100% Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 1 1 2 91% Jenny Ma (s) 1 1 1 1 1 5 45% Tessa Yeager (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 55%